Alternative name: Black Tit
- Melaniparus niger
Identification
Black head, throat, back, bill and legs, brown eye.
Distribution
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, south-eastern Angola, north-eastern Namibia, northern and eastern Botswana, northern and eastern South Africa and eSwatini.
Taxonomy
Melaniparus niger has three subspecies.
Formerly placed in genus Parus.
Habitat
Dry broadleaved woodland and dry savanna.
Behaviour
The diet includes invertebrates.
It nests in a tree or shrub and 1-6 white eggs are laid.
